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Meet Rebecca

Rising senior and secondary math education major Rebecca Poole has always been gifted with numbers.

"When I was little I'd much rather do flashcards or something than read," said Poole. "I like being able to solve a problem. With math, there's a concrete answer".

Poole discovered her interest in teaching math while in seventh grade.

"We had a permanent substitute teacher for two months, and one day he was trying to go over a problem and didn't understand it," said Poole. "I asked if I could show everybody how I did it because I got the right answer. Just seeing the light bulb go off for people...When you can help (kids) understand and see that they can do it, there's no better feeling."

During her freshman and sophomore years at East Carolina University, Poole tutored at The Little Willie Center, an after-school program in Greenville.

"(I appreciate) learning how to relate to and understand kids from different cultural and economic backgrounds," said Poole. "I want to teach and make a difference and really show kids that math can be fun and they use it every day."